Ibrahim-al-Ibrahim Mosque
| Ibrahim-al-Ibrahim Mosque King Fahd bin Abdulaziz al-Saud Mosque Mosque of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques |
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View of the southern face of the Ibrahim-al-Ibrahim Mosque
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Europa Point, Gibraltar |
| Geographic coordinates | 36°6′43″N 5°20′44″W / 36.11194°N 5.34556°WCoordinates: 36°6′43″N 5°20′44″W / 36.11194°N 5.34556°W |
| Affiliation | Salafi |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year consecrated | 1997 |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Mosque |
| Status | Active |
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| Architectural type | Mosque |
| Architectural style | Modern Islamic |
| Groundbreaking | 1995 |
| Completed | 1997 |
| Construction cost | £ 5 million |
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| Direction of façade | South |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
The Ibrahim-al-Ibrahim Mosque, also known as the King Fahd bin Abdulaziz al-Saud Mosque or the Mosque of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, is a mosque located at Europa Point in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, a peninsula connected to southern Spain. The mosque faces south towards the Strait of Gibraltar and Morocco several miles away.
The building was a gift from King Fahd of Saudi Arabia and took two years to build at a cost of around £5 million. It was officially inaugurated on 8 August 1997. When the building was opened there were over sixty limousines and impressive security measures.
It is the southernmost mosque in continental Europe, and is one of the largest mosques in a non-Muslim country.
The mosque complex also contains a school, library, and lecture hall. It is the only purpose-built mosque in Gibraltar to serve the Muslims in the territory who number over 1,000: around 4% of Gibraltar's total population.
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